John Almon -William Bingley -- William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd. -William Blake -- Cadell -- William Collins Sons and Company -- Archibald Constable and Company -- J. Coote -- Joseph Cottle -William Creech -- Edmund Curll -- Thomas Davies -- Edward and Charles Dilly -- Anne Dodd -- R. Dodsley -- James Edwards -- George Faulkner -- Robert and Andrew Foulis -- M.J. Godwin and Company -- Ralph Griffiths -- Joseph Johnson -- J.J. and P. Knapton -- Longman -- Andrew Millar -- The Minerva Press -- Benjamin Motte Jr. -- John Murray -- John Newbery -- Samuel Richardson -- Charles Rivington -- James Roberts -Simkin and Marshall -- William Smellie -- Smith, Elder and Company -William Strahan -- The Strawberry Hill Press -- Effingham Wilson
Summary
Chronicles the period of transition for the British book trade that saw the emergence of some great manes of the trade, but was also a time when publishing firms most often were still controlled by single individuals who made judgments based on literary merit, political alliances and pressures, friendships, or the prospect of high profits